(she could hardly believe all that was waiting when she finally opened her heart – prints available here) when i met john in my early twenties – when we fell in love and it seemed like the only thing on the planet that mattered was love, our love, our...
without going into all the details just yet i will say that it’s been very very rough over here the last couple of weeks. we are in good hands medically and spiritually, though we are emotionally and physically exhausted. while we continue to tend and nurture...
everything feels precious in ways that feel intensely grateful, and free, and happy and even a little like a longing, like a bittersweet longing. whenever he looks at me, precious. whenever sleep arrives, precious. whenever feelings are spilled in honest tears,...
my parents went back home yesterday – mom was here 10 days, greggie was here 5. it wasn’t a planned visit, but after arriving home from the hospital and realizing we’d need the help after gina left, john and i put out and SOS call and mom hopped on a...
baby true looking adorable with his big eyes… we are navigating the waters over here, doing the best we can with all the help and love being offered by those close to us. we are so fortunate to have such good support. for paternity leave. for maternity leave....
one thing i’ve noticed about myself since giving birth is that i feel a bit drunk on love. this feeling reminds me of whenever i have a few cocktails in me and i’m all super lovey and mushy. does that ever happen to you? you have a few drinks and...
we are making our way over here. slooowly we are catching our breath. we’re loving True, and leaning into our new life. it all feels like being cracked open. so much gratitude. i have never in my entire life felt so much emotion. i feel very in tune, very...
inspired by my last round of computer photobooth prego photos taken at 24 weeks, here’s another round at 37 weeks. i’m not as loopy delirious in these photos (and boy do i need a haircut), but definitely more tired. after many days of canbarelystayawake...
taken with the iphone while stuck in a bit of afternoon traffic. we celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary today. we are 35 + 36 years old and today was our last anniversary as just the two of us – we wanted to make it special. and so we did. we took the whole...
(photo of me at 30 weeks pregnant by andrea scher) “No matter where you are in your life right now, no matter who you are, no matter how old you are – it is never too late to be who you are meant to be.” – Esther + Jerry Hicks i’m 31...
i can slowly feel myself returning to my center. last nite as i was snuggling up against john, all i could think was this is what’s most important, right here, this love. it’s been mighty stressful over here on a few fronts and not being settled in a home...
we took a much needed spontaneous trip to the oregon coast – just me, john, and our doggie bella. it’s june but you’d never know it with our fleece hats, scarves, raincoats. it’s always like this in oregon. you can’t really count on...